Dallas Real Estate News

Labor Day Special for CandysDirt Readers: Live in This $700K Ranch with Pool on Northaven for FREE!

By Candy Evans / August 30, 2014 /

Free, yes indeed. All you have to pay are the utilities. The owner of this home is seeking a Home Tender. What is that? It’s a person who lives in a home for free, maintains and loves it, and keeps it looking fresh and beautiful for the owner who may not be able to live…

Are Flips Really That Hard to Find? Top Agents Say it Depends on Where You Look

By Joanna England / August 26, 2014 /

We were intrigued by a story from Bloomberg News citing RealtyTrac figures reportedly showing a nationwide decrease in flipping: Home flipping, in which a buyer resells a property quickly for a profit, is on the decline as U.S. residential price gains slow and foreclosures dwindle. Almost 31,000 single-family houses were flipped in the second quarter, representing 4.6…

For Sale on Facebook: Is Opting Out of Hiring a Realtor Hurting Homeowners?

By Joanna England / August 25, 2014 /

After living at 7303 Coronado Avenue for 16 years, Karen Nealy decided to try and test the waters to see if she was ready to sell her home in Lakewood Hills. She’s been looking to move closer to the lake, perhaps Rockwall, with plenty of room to roam around. “We almost bought a house yesterday…

Are Arbitrary School District Boundaries Distorting Real Estate Values?

By Joanna England / August 20, 2014 /

A recent column by Heather Wilhelm highlights a huge issue in America: In order to get into a good public school, you often have to spend more on a home. Heck, brokerages have developed search tools to help you focus on the school attendance areas you want, weeding out perfectly good homes that have imperfect…

Want to Live Near Transit? New Ebby.com Tool Tells You Where to Make Tracks

By Joanna England / August 18, 2014 /

Commuting time is a huge factor for many homebuyers, and mass transit is making strides for people who commute without cars. If you’ve had a hard time deciding on a home due to limited information about trains and buses, your home search just got easier. The timing is perfect, too, as DART rail reaches from…